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threat and defeat isil. more than 40 already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated their readiness to offer military support. president obama and vice president biden, secretary kerry and i and others are working to unit and expand this coalition. at the nato summit in wales, secretary kerry and i convened a meeting of key partners in this coalition. i then went to turkey and georgia. the georgians made they're they will help. turkey by virtue of its geography and common interest in destroying isil and inexpensable member of the beginning of the nato. turkey is holding 50 of its democrats. >> oil from isil. >> the chair notes that there is a disturbance of the committee's proceedings. >> you're not the president of the united states -- soviet union. most of you -- >> we stand in recent until the capitol police can restore order. >> there's a member of the goop that were at the hearing. they expected outbursts. the secretary was told to prepare for t
threat and defeat isil. more than 40 already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated their readiness to offer military support. president obama and vice president biden, secretary kerry and i and others are working to unit and expand this coalition. at the nato summit in wales, secretary kerry and i convened a meeting of key partners in this coalition. i then went to turkey and georgia. the georgians made they're they will help. turkey...
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>> isil, first. that's our policy. >> but ambassador ford is going to testify later today that the biggest enemy they face is the assad regime bombing them and there are credible reports that assad has stepped up his campaign attacking these moderate rebels. they may not be there for us to arm. >> that's not our judgment, but we obviously recognize there are serious challenges with the assad regime. and in classified forum, i think we have a better opportunity to discuss what we're doing additionally in order to do that. >> thank you, mr. secretary, for being here, and for all of your tireless efforts to address the isis threat. that is a threat that i believe was really brought home to the american people by the barbaric and heinous murder of james foley and stephen sotlaff. jim foley grew up in new hampshire, and stephen sotloff went to school there. so they both have ties to my state, and everyone across the country felt personally those murders. i appreciate, and i said this yesterday at the arms
>> isil, first. that's our policy. >> but ambassador ford is going to testify later today that the biggest enemy they face is the assad regime bombing them and there are credible reports that assad has stepped up his campaign attacking these moderate rebels. they may not be there for us to arm. >> that's not our judgment, but we obviously recognize there are serious challenges with the assad regime. and in classified forum, i think we have a better opportunity to discuss what...
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to destroy isil, if two-thirds of isil's in syria, do you agree somebody's got to go in on the ground and dig them out eventually? >> somebody, yes, sir. >> and it's better for us to be part of that somebody than just >> absolutely. >> can you think of an arab army you could form in the next year that you would have confidence that could go in and destroy isil in syria, hold the territory without substantial american support? >> there are partners inr the region who are very capable of special operating forces. and i think the campaign would envision that they would participate. that would certainly be our ask of them to participate in a ground campaign. >> my question is, request you envision a coalition of arab states that have the capabilities to go into syria, defeat isil, hold the territory without substantial u.s. military support? >> as long as, senator, you'll elaborate on what you mean by substantial u.s. military support. >> getting them to the battlefield. how do they get there? what does it take to maintain a large army in the field? do they have the intelligence capabilit
to destroy isil, if two-thirds of isil's in syria, do you agree somebody's got to go in on the ground and dig them out eventually? >> somebody, yes, sir. >> and it's better for us to be part of that somebody than just >> absolutely. >> can you think of an arab army you could form in the next year that you would have confidence that could go in and destroy isil in syria, hold the territory without substantial american support? >> there are partners inr the region...
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threat and defeat isil. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated their readiness to offer military support. president obama and vice president biden, secretary kerry and i and others are working to you unite and expand this coalition. at the nato summit in wales, there was a meeting of key partners. and i then went to georgia and turkey as you yu you noted. gorg georgians made clear they would help. turkey, indispensable member of play toe from tnato, wep)!%f#w in the grips of isil holding nearly 50 of its diplomats. >>s chash notthe chair notes th is a disturbance of the committee hearings. well be in order. the committee will stand in recess until capitol police can restore order. >> general, proceed. >> thank you. as i was noting, isil is currently holding nearly 50 turkish diplomats hostage. and this obviously is a high and first priority of the turkish government to get those hostages back. in my conversations w
threat and defeat isil. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated their readiness to offer military support. president obama and vice president biden, secretary kerry and i and others are working to you unite and expand this coalition. at the nato summit in wales, there was a meeting of key partners. and i then went to georgia and turkey as you yu you noted. gorg georgians made clear they would help....
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isil's capabilities. this won't look like a shock-and-awe campaign because that's simply not how isil is organized, but it will be a persistent and sustainable campaign. i want to emphasize that our military actions must be part of a whole of government effort that works to disrupt isil financing, interdetective the movement of foreign fighters across borders and undermine the isil message. given a coalition of capable willing regional and international partners i believe we can destroy isil in iraq, restore the iraq/syria border and disrupt isil in syria. isil will ultimately be defeated when their cloak of religious legitimacy is stripped away and the population on which they have imposed themselves reject them. our actions are intended to move in that direction. this will require a sustained effort over an extended period of time. it's a generational problem and we should expect that our enemies will adapt their tactics as we adjust our approach. as the situation in the middle east evolves and continue
isil's capabilities. this won't look like a shock-and-awe campaign because that's simply not how isil is organized, but it will be a persistent and sustainable campaign. i want to emphasize that our military actions must be part of a whole of government effort that works to disrupt isil financing, interdetective the movement of foreign fighters across borders and undermine the isil message. given a coalition of capable willing regional and international partners i believe we can destroy isil in...
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isil has global aspirations. and as president obama made clear, isil's leaders threatened america and our allies. it is -- in its address to the nation president obama announced the united states will need a broad multi national coalition to roll back the isil threat. more than 40 nationsw have expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and 30 nations indicated their readiness top offer military support. president obama, vice president biden and secretary kerry and i are work and will continue to work to unite and expand this coalition. at the nato summit in wales secretary kerry and i convened a key meeting of supporters in the region. we then went to turkey. isil is holding 36 turkish diplomats hostage. turkey joined our meeting in wales and secretary kerry and i continued to discuss specific contributions turkey will make. secretary kerry convened a meeting last week the six gulf corporation councils, egypt, iraq, jordan and lebanon. all signed a communique to do their share in the comprehensive
isil has global aspirations. and as president obama made clear, isil's leaders threatened america and our allies. it is -- in its address to the nation president obama announced the united states will need a broad multi national coalition to roll back the isil threat. more than 40 nationsw have expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and 30 nations indicated their readiness top offer military support. president obama, vice president biden and secretary kerry and i are work and...
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to syria to support isil. we remain mindful of the possibility that an isil sympathizer motivated by online propaganda could conduct attacks with little or no warning. any threat to the u.s. homeland from these types of extremist is likely to be limited in scope and scale. dire as all of this sounds, from my vantage point, it is important that we keep this threat in perspective and we take a moment to consider it in the context of the overall terrorist landscape. that is certainly part of our responsibility. viewede of isil can be as one man assisted -- of the global jihadist movement in the past several years. we have seen the movement diversify and expand in the aftermath of the upheaval and political chaos since 2010. the threat now comes from a decentralized array of organizations and networks. isl is only one of the groups we are concerned about. al qaeda core continues to support attacking the west and for now remains the recognized leader of the global jihadist, even as it struggles to mount operations
to syria to support isil. we remain mindful of the possibility that an isil sympathizer motivated by online propaganda could conduct attacks with little or no warning. any threat to the u.s. homeland from these types of extremist is likely to be limited in scope and scale. dire as all of this sounds, from my vantage point, it is important that we keep this threat in perspective and we take a moment to consider it in the context of the overall terrorist landscape. that is certainly part of our...
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and isil is certainly not a state. it was formally al qaeda's affiliate in iraq and has taken advantage of sectarianian strife, and syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the iraq-syria border. it is recognized by no government, nor by the people it subjugates. isil is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. and it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way. in a roogz that has known so much bloodshed, she's terrorists are unique this their brutality. they execute captured prisoners. they kill children. they enclave, rape, and force women into marriage. they threaten the religious minority with genocide. and in acts of barbarism, they took the lives of two american journalists, jim foley and steven sotloff. eo isil poses a threat to the people of iraq and syria and the broader middle east, including american citizens, personnel, and facilities. if left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region, including to the united states. while we have not ye
and isil is certainly not a state. it was formally al qaeda's affiliate in iraq and has taken advantage of sectarianian strife, and syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the iraq-syria border. it is recognized by no government, nor by the people it subjugates. isil is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. and it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way. in a roogz that has known so much bloodshed, she's terrorists are unique this their brutality....
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destroy isil. i know americans have confidence in the skill of our men and women in uniforms. when i had the opportunity to visit cent com last week, we made a point of expressing our deep appreciation for the hard work, and planning and commitment to this country is keeping america secure. i'm proud of them. the president is proud of them. we're all proud of them. we're proud of these men and women who do so much for our country and the men and women down range who are carrying out this mission every day. thank you. >> thanks mr. secretary. i would like to also reiterate that the campaign against isil will be a persistent and sustained campaign and will take time. this is not -- this is an iraq first strategy, but not an iraq-only one. our coalition strikes this week demonstrate to isil that they have no safe haven in syria. our targeted actions are disrupting isil's communication and control, and in iraq we're encouraging our iraqi partners to go back on the defensive. we're build a sustainable m
destroy isil. i know americans have confidence in the skill of our men and women in uniforms. when i had the opportunity to visit cent com last week, we made a point of expressing our deep appreciation for the hard work, and planning and commitment to this country is keeping america secure. i'm proud of them. the president is proud of them. we're all proud of them. we're proud of these men and women who do so much for our country and the men and women down range who are carrying out this...
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not just isil. we have al qaeda, isil, aqap, this is geopolitical whack a mole. we have to have a strategy to get to the bottom of why are young people joining these organization s organizations? how do we counter their message that is attracting people into this radical death oriented philosophy? so i think i would urge the administration, you have to deal with the current crisis. i understand that. i think isil is a threat. but we also have to deal with, okay, what happens if the iraqi army doesn't stand up adequately and what happens if our troops that we trained in syria are unable to really take the fight to isil? the third question which i think is important is, we've got to have a longer-term more broad strategy to deal with this threat. otherwise, this is going to be a 100-year war. i just don't think it's in anyone's interest to contemplate such a terrible outcome. again, i want to thank you gentlemen and your testimony has been very helpful today, both of you. >> thank you, senator king. senator? >> thank you both for your service and being here today.
not just isil. we have al qaeda, isil, aqap, this is geopolitical whack a mole. we have to have a strategy to get to the bottom of why are young people joining these organization s organizations? how do we counter their message that is attracting people into this radical death oriented philosophy? so i think i would urge the administration, you have to deal with the current crisis. i understand that. i think isil is a threat. but we also have to deal with, okay, what happens if the iraqi army...
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isil is not islamic. no religion condones the killing of innocence and the vast majority of isil's victims have been muslim. isil is certainly not a state. it was formerly al qaeda's affiliate in iraq and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the iraq/syrian border. it is recognized by no government, nor by the people it subje subje subjectates. it has no vision other than slaughter of those that stand in its way. in a region that's known so much bloodshed, these terrorists are unique in their brutality. they execute captured prisoners. they kill children. they enslave, rape and force women into marriage. they threaten the religious minority with genocide and in acts of barberism, they took the lives of two americans. isil poses a threat to the people of iraq and syria and the broader middle east. if left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region including to the united states. while we have not yet detected specif
isil is not islamic. no religion condones the killing of innocence and the vast majority of isil's victims have been muslim. isil is certainly not a state. it was formerly al qaeda's affiliate in iraq and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the iraq/syrian border. it is recognized by no government, nor by the people it subje subje subjectates. it has no vision other than slaughter of those that stand in its way. in a region that's...
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isil captured 200 villages right across the border. >> we saw isil. he says they are killing children, young men, there's nothing they are not doing. >> the refugees have flooded this small town and pretty much are living and sleeping wherever they can whether outside here or inside this room. this is actually usually a wedding hall. today there are 500 people living in here and they have no privacy and most of them are sleeping on the floor. >> this woman brought herself and her 5-year-old son. there are no showers here. they borrow mattresses. the only comfort are each other. that's her mother and her aunt and 5-year-old cousin. >> we left to save our children's lives, to save our children from oppression, our men are back home fighting in the face of the enemy. >> we met a fighter entering turkey to bring supplies to his family. tomorrow, he'll go back to fight. he thanks the u.s. for striking isil but says it's nowhere near enough to reverse the group's momentum. >> the strikes aren't near us. they struck far away in the places where there's a lot
isil captured 200 villages right across the border. >> we saw isil. he says they are killing children, young men, there's nothing they are not doing. >> the refugees have flooded this small town and pretty much are living and sleeping wherever they can whether outside here or inside this room. this is actually usually a wedding hall. today there are 500 people living in here and they have no privacy and most of them are sleeping on the floor. >> this woman brought herself and...
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>> isil first. that's our policy. >> well -- but ambassador ford the assad recommend jet stream bombing them and there are reports today, credible arecords, assad has stepped up his campaign attacking these moderate rebels. they may not be there for us to arm. >> that's not our judgment. but we obviously recognize that there are serious challenges with the assad regime. and our policy has not changed. of opposing the assad regime and helping the month the rad opposition. and in class fied forum, i think we have a better opportunity to discuss what we're doing additionally in order to do that. >> senator shea. >> thank you, mr. secretary, for being here and for all of your tireless efforts to address the isis threat. that is a threat that i believe was really brought home to the american people by the bar bus and heinous murders of james foley and steven sotloff. and as you may know, jim foley grew up in new hampshire and steven sotloff went to prep school there. and so they both have ties to my stat
>> isil first. that's our policy. >> well -- but ambassador ford the assad recommend jet stream bombing them and there are reports today, credible arecords, assad has stepped up his campaign attacking these moderate rebels. they may not be there for us to arm. >> that's not our judgment. but we obviously recognize that there are serious challenges with the assad regime. and our policy has not changed. of opposing the assad regime and helping the month the rad opposition. and...
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threat and defeat isil. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated their readiness to offer military support. president obama and vice president biden, secretary kerry and i and others are working to you unite and expand this coalition. at the nato summit in wales, there was a meeting of key partners. and i then went to georgia and turkey as you yu you noted. gorg georgians made clear they would help. turkey, indispensable member of play toe from tnato, wep)!%f#w in the grips of isil holding nearly 50 of its diplomats. >>s chash notthe chair notes th is a disturbance of the committee hearings. well be in order. the committee will stand in recess until capitol police can restore order. >> general, proceed. >> thank you. as i was noting, isil is currently holding nearly 50 turkish diplomats hostage. and this obviously is a high and first priority of the turkish government to get those hostages back. in my conversations w
threat and defeat isil. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated their readiness to offer military support. president obama and vice president biden, secretary kerry and i and others are working to you unite and expand this coalition. at the nato summit in wales, there was a meeting of key partners. and i then went to georgia and turkey as you yu you noted. gorg georgians made clear they would help....
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i wanted to ask about isil. of thench say in terms mission, they're willing to carry out airstrikes, but only in iraq. i wonder as you build a coalition where the you run the risk of creating a coalition that is willing to carry out the fight against isil only in iraq but not in syria. i wonder if you have any more commitments to take the fight to iraq as you have from said -- from syria as you have from saudi arabia. >> this would be a unified coalition. it is one operation. continue to welcome the involvement of partners who will make your friend contributions based on the capacity and varying political circumstances. it will be cohesive. it will be under one single command authority. encouraged that we will have a number of countries participating in various ways. australia has indicated an active involvement. the british have been involved along with the french and the canadians and humanitarian .perations side of iraq we do anticipate that action is necessary in syria. there will be other countries involved
i wanted to ask about isil. of thench say in terms mission, they're willing to carry out airstrikes, but only in iraq. i wonder as you build a coalition where the you run the risk of creating a coalition that is willing to carry out the fight against isil only in iraq but not in syria. i wonder if you have any more commitments to take the fight to iraq as you have from said -- from syria as you have from saudi arabia. >> this would be a unified coalition. it is one operation. continue to...
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isil. many returning to the country to fight them. and dozens of world leaders take the stage at the united nations' general assembly. >> president obama is holding a special session of the united nations security council tonight. he is the only president to ever chair a session at the u.n. sc, and this is the second time for him to do it. you're looking at live pictures from the united nations security council, and earlier the council passed an international counter terrorism resolution in an effort to combat isil, and the surge of foreign fighters across the globe. mike viqueira has been with us all day. and break down the elements of this resolution. >> an international coalition you saw a lot of head of state. it was a rare sight. the united states chairing in that capacity, and president obama brought this resolution, voted on it unanimously. and it would ban fighters for traveling for terror purposes. all the signatories to this is expected to ban laws. facilitating travel foreign fig
isil. many returning to the country to fight them. and dozens of world leaders take the stage at the united nations' general assembly. >> president obama is holding a special session of the united nations security council tonight. he is the only president to ever chair a session at the u.n. sc, and this is the second time for him to do it. you're looking at live pictures from the united nations security council, and earlier the council passed an international counter terrorism resolution...
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we're focussed on isil. that the threat to our country and our interests and the people of the region. so what we're training these units for, yes, is a stabilizing force is an option. but the first focus is as i said, as the president laid out in his statement to the country. -- >> i take it from your answer we're now reciting these young men to go and fight in syria against isil. if they're attacked by assad, we're not going to -- >> they'll defend themselves, senator. >> will we help them against assad's error? >> we will help and support them. >> will we repel bashar assad's assets that will be attacking them? >> any attack on those that we have trained who are supporting us we will help them. >> i guess i'm not going to get an answer, but it seems to me like you have to neutralize assad's air assets if you're going to protect the people we're arming and training and sending in to fight. is that inaccurate, general dempsey? >> the coalition we're forming won't form unless -- if we were to take assad off
we're focussed on isil. that the threat to our country and our interests and the people of the region. so what we're training these units for, yes, is a stabilizing force is an option. but the first focus is as i said, as the president laid out in his statement to the country. -- >> i take it from your answer we're now reciting these young men to go and fight in syria against isil. if they're attacked by assad, we're not going to -- >> they'll defend themselves, senator. >>...
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not just isil. you know, we've got al qaeda, isil, al shabab, aqap, al nusra. this is geo political whakamo and we have to have a strategy to get to the bottom of why are young people joining these organizations? what's motivating them? how do we counter their message that is attracting people into this radical, death-oriented philosophy? and so i think i would urge the administration, you've got to deal with the current crisis. i understand that. i think isil is a threat. we also have to deal with, okay. what happens if the -- the iraqi army doesn't stand up adequately? and what happens if we're -- our troops that we train in syria are unable to really take the fight to isil? the third question, which i think is important, is we've got to have a longer term, more broad strategy to deal with this threat. otherwise this is going to be a hundred-year war. and i just don't think it's in anyone's interests to contemplate such a terrible outcome. again, i thank you gentlemen and your testimony has been very helpful today, both of you. >> thank you. senator king. sen
not just isil. you know, we've got al qaeda, isil, al shabab, aqap, al nusra. this is geo political whakamo and we have to have a strategy to get to the bottom of why are young people joining these organizations? what's motivating them? how do we counter their message that is attracting people into this radical, death-oriented philosophy? and so i think i would urge the administration, you've got to deal with the current crisis. i understand that. i think isil is a threat. we also have to deal...
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s to contain isil? how do we identify and vet a sufficient number of syrians who can fight along protracted conflict to effectively degrade isil? how do we compel the free syrian army to focus on isil instead of assad, the brutal dictator they took up arms in the first place to destroy? what prevents assad from continuing to attack the f.s.a. and what will we do in response? how do we avoid arming individuals that would rather do harm to the united states than isil? how do we create a true coalition when some only agree tacitly behind closed doors. jordan has isil on both borders but can't commit public throw providing boots on the ground. how does a plan that relies on air strikes degrade isil's capabilities. what i have heard in response that these questions simply don't add up. we should have our eyes open wide enough to know that we are being asked to support today something much more than just training 3,000 to 5,000 members of the free syrian army. there are consequences of what we have supported
s to contain isil? how do we identify and vet a sufficient number of syrians who can fight along protracted conflict to effectively degrade isil? how do we compel the free syrian army to focus on isil instead of assad, the brutal dictator they took up arms in the first place to destroy? what prevents assad from continuing to attack the f.s.a. and what will we do in response? how do we avoid arming individuals that would rather do harm to the united states than isil? how do we create a true...
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in june, isil took mosul. failure to act would mean more mosuls, and more killing of the sort that i described earlier. i give way to my honorable friend. i am grateful. does my right honorable friend agree that, if the outcome is to be greater stability, and if it requires the intervention and the support of neighbouring countries, it would have been quite good to hear more about turkey's attitude and, in particular, its attitude to arming the kurds? >> i think that my honorable friend has made a really important point. it is incredibly important that we mobilise all countries in the region, and turkey is primary among them. we need to learn the whole lesson -- namely that there can be no solution without our engaging not just the people of iraq and an inclusive government in iraq, but the wider neighborhood as well. let me now turn to my fifth criterion. there must be broad support in the region for reasons of legitimacy -- because this action must not be seen as some new form of imperialism -- and of effect
in june, isil took mosul. failure to act would mean more mosuls, and more killing of the sort that i described earlier. i give way to my honorable friend. i am grateful. does my right honorable friend agree that, if the outcome is to be greater stability, and if it requires the intervention and the support of neighbouring countries, it would have been quite good to hear more about turkey's attitude and, in particular, its attitude to arming the kurds? >> i think that my honorable friend...
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isil is a threat to security. and turkey supports this operation. this is a counter terrorism measure, counter terrorism strategy. however, i think there is western on the turkish side about the fact that there is no political goal with respect to the syrian civil war as well as the sunni insurgency in iraq. >> if he said we'll take care of that after we take care of this, that's not a sufficient political goal? some of what is going on right now is purposely postponing dealing with the long-term problems until this very short-term threat is addressed. >> i think that's not very reassuring for the past three years. this problem has not been addressed, and there were many tipping points including the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime. i think they want to see a clear plan about how to address the problem in syria because they see the assad regime being very central in the first place. assad supported isil, gave space for them, they used divide and rule tactics against the syrian opposition, if you're going to empower the syrian regime that'
isil is a threat to security. and turkey supports this operation. this is a counter terrorism measure, counter terrorism strategy. however, i think there is western on the turkish side about the fact that there is no political goal with respect to the syrian civil war as well as the sunni insurgency in iraq. >> if he said we'll take care of that after we take care of this, that's not a sufficient political goal? some of what is going on right now is purposely postponing dealing with the...
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, not trying to recruit for isil, and are not isil sympathizers are welcome in the country, but those who try to do otherwise, try to promote isil will come under a heavy crackdown. >>> thousands of people at tended the funerals of two palestinians shot dead by israeli forces. they were killed in a raid on tuesday. israel accused them of killing three jewish teenagers in june. at the time hundreds of palestinians were detained in the search for the killers. those arrests increased tensions shortly before the seven-week conflict in gaza. >>> it has been a month since israel and palestinian fighters agreed to a ceasefire in gaza. representatives from both israel and palestine are due to hold talks in cairo, to try to create a more permanent trust, but as charles stratford reports many doubt these negotiations will be successful. >> reporter: the green flags of hamas flutter in the wind above the rubble. thousands of families used to live in this gaza neighborhood. it has been a month since the truce began. little if nothing has been achieved to rebuild the lives. as permanent ceasefire
, not trying to recruit for isil, and are not isil sympathizers are welcome in the country, but those who try to do otherwise, try to promote isil will come under a heavy crackdown. >>> thousands of people at tended the funerals of two palestinians shot dead by israeli forces. they were killed in a raid on tuesday. israel accused them of killing three jewish teenagers in june. at the time hundreds of palestinians were detained in the search for the killers. those arrests increased...
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strikes on isil continue. the video was reds shortly after the pentagon confirmed the strikes in syria. >> isil's advance into northern syria forcing an unprecedented number of syrian kurds to leave their homes in just a matter of days. 130,000 crossing over into turkey. stephanie decker has our story from the border turkey shares with syria. >> we're on the turkey-syria border. there are people tuning in from that town, which really is only a couple of hundred meters away. we drove part it on our way here. it seemed quiet, but the stairs we're hearing is that there are random shellings around the town and sporadic gunfire. certainly the psychological wear fair that isil has been so effective in is certainly working here. hundreds crossing so far, and many come here and there was a group of people sitting down here, just now saying why did we come? we don't know where to go from here, we should have stayed. that is really the humanitarian face of this, people streaming over, over 138,000 here just in the last
strikes on isil continue. the video was reds shortly after the pentagon confirmed the strikes in syria. >> isil's advance into northern syria forcing an unprecedented number of syrian kurds to leave their homes in just a matter of days. 130,000 crossing over into turkey. stephanie decker has our story from the border turkey shares with syria. >> we're on the turkey-syria border. there are people tuning in from that town, which really is only a couple of hundred meters away. we drove...
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who viewed their family members, not isil as bad as isil is. so how do you square that circle mr. secretary. >> well you square it this way, senator and first of all, let me just say a word. i think everybody knows, i had the pleasure of working with ambassador ford very closely together and i share huge admiration for him. he and i worked many long hours in the syrian opposition and i respect his opinion, et cetera. he is connerrect that they won' stop fighting the asansad regim >> not only will they not stop fighting it is their primary goal. >> i understand that. and they are also fighting isil right now in other places. they are engaged in fighting isil. and our belief is, i think, i bet you, i hope robert ford believe, that they will actually get stronger as a result of isil being removed from the field. >> are you not going to protect them from air strikes? >> i think what we need -- yes -- and i think what we need -- that's a legitimate concern and it's a concern i would need to address with you in a classified session for reasons i thin
who viewed their family members, not isil as bad as isil is. so how do you square that circle mr. secretary. >> well you square it this way, senator and first of all, let me just say a word. i think everybody knows, i had the pleasure of working with ambassador ford very closely together and i share huge admiration for him. he and i worked many long hours in the syrian opposition and i respect his opinion, et cetera. he is connerrect that they won' stop fighting the asansad regim >>...
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home land, isil has global aspirations and as president obama has made clear, isil's leaders have threatened america and our allies. if left up checked, isil will directly let p our homeland and our allies. in his address to the nation last week, president obama announced that the united states will lead a broad multinational coalition to roll back the isil threat. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated their readiness to offer military support. president obama, vice president biden, secretary kerry and and others have been working and will ten to work to unite and expand this coalition. at the nato summit, secretary kerry akon scrend i convened a of key partners. turkey by virtue of its common interests in destroying isil will play an important role in this effort. turkey joined our meeting in wales and secretary kerry and i continue to discuss specific contributions turkey will make. secretary kerry convened a meeting last week with the foreign ministers from the six gulf corporation councils natio
home land, isil has global aspirations and as president obama has made clear, isil's leaders have threatened america and our allies. if left up checked, isil will directly let p our homeland and our allies. in his address to the nation last week, president obama announced that the united states will lead a broad multinational coalition to roll back the isil threat. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated...
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home land, isil has global aspirations and as president obama has made clear, isil's leaders have threatened america and our allies. if left up checked, isil will directly let p our homeland and our allies. in his address to the nation last week, president obama announced that the united states will lead a broad multinational coalition to roll back the isil threat. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated their readiness to offer military support. president obama, vice president biden, secretary kerry and and others have been working and will ten to work to unite and expand this coalition. at the nato summit, secretary kerry akon scrend i convened a of key partners. turkey by virtue of its common interests in destroying isil will play an important role in this effort. turkey joined our meeting in wales and secretary kerry and i continue to discuss specific contributions turkey will make. secretary kerry convened a meeting last week with the foreign ministers from the six gulf corporation councils natio
home land, isil has global aspirations and as president obama has made clear, isil's leaders have threatened america and our allies. if left up checked, isil will directly let p our homeland and our allies. in his address to the nation last week, president obama announced that the united states will lead a broad multinational coalition to roll back the isil threat. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations have indicated...
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>> isil first. that's our policy. > but ambassador force ford is -- are credible reports assad has stepped up his attacking moderate rebels. >> that's not our judgment but we obviously recognize that there are serious challenges with the assad a jeem, and our policy has not changed. and in classified forum i think we have a better opportunity to discuss what we're doing additionally in order to do that. >> smart -- thank you, mr. secretary for being here and for all of your tireless efforts to address the isis threat. >> that is a threat that i believe was really brought home to the american people by the barbaric and heinous murders of james foley and steven sotloff. and as you may know, jim foley grew up in new hampshire and steven sotloff went to prep school there and so they both have ties to my state and i think people in new hampshire and across the country really felt very personally those murders. i appreciate and i said this yesterday at the armed services hearing with general dempsey and s
>> isil first. that's our policy. > but ambassador force ford is -- are credible reports assad has stepped up his attacking moderate rebels. >> that's not our judgment but we obviously recognize that there are serious challenges with the assad a jeem, and our policy has not changed. and in classified forum i think we have a better opportunity to discuss what we're doing additionally in order to do that. >> smart -- thank you, mr. secretary for being here and for all of your...
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homeland, isil has global aspirations and as president obama has made clear, isil's leaders have threatened america and our allies. if left unchecked isil will directly threaten our homeland and allies. it is addressed to the nation last week president obama announced that the united states will lead broad multinational lateral coalition to roll back the isil threat. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort, and more than 30 nations have indicated they're readiness to offer military support. president obama, vice president joe biden, secretary kerry, and i and others have been working and will continue to work to unite and expand this coalition. at the nato summit secretary kerry and i convened a key meeting with the partners in the coalition. i went to georgia and turkey. they made clear they want to help. turkey, by virtue of the geography and common interest in destroying isil which is holding 46 turkish diplomats hostage will play an important role. we discuss specific contributions turkey will make. secretary kerry convened a meeting l
homeland, isil has global aspirations and as president obama has made clear, isil's leaders have threatened america and our allies. if left unchecked isil will directly threaten our homeland and allies. it is addressed to the nation last week president obama announced that the united states will lead broad multinational lateral coalition to roll back the isil threat. more than 40 nations have already expressed their willingness to participate in this effort, and more than 30 nations have...
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it was opposed by isil. isil was dismissed by al-qaeda to target westerners -- >> randall the pentagon briefing is starting. let's listen. >> our strike was against two particular groups. the decision to conduct these strikes was made yesterday by the u.s. central command commander under authorization granted him by the commander in chief. our coalition partners in the fight against isil which included jordan, the united arab emirates, bahrain, and saudi arabia, with qatar in a supporting role continue to be a critical part of our strategy. secretary hagel appreciates their partnership, and in particular, lloyd austin who gave updates out there. we do not coordinate with the assad regime. we did inform the regime of our intent to take action, there was no coordination, and no military to military communication. in terms of the coreson group which is a network of seasoned al-qaeda fighters these were to stop plots against the united states. the united states took action to protect our interest o to remove the
it was opposed by isil. isil was dismissed by al-qaeda to target westerners -- >> randall the pentagon briefing is starting. let's listen. >> our strike was against two particular groups. the decision to conduct these strikes was made yesterday by the u.s. central command commander under authorization granted him by the commander in chief. our coalition partners in the fight against isil which included jordan, the united arab emirates, bahrain, and saudi arabia, with qatar in a...
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i am for going after isil. there are two strains of thought as people speak out against the policy of the administration. one is, they say you're not doing enough. go back with ground troops. more war, more boots on the ground, american boots, the only boots that work. you've proven just with a few examples that it's just not true. and i certainly reject that. and the other, the second school of thought, represented in some folks out there who i like and talk to all the time, they think we shouldn't take the fight to isil. forget it. it's too complicated. it's fraught with uncertainty. we should sit on the sidelines. i oppose that. you cannot sit on the sidelines, at least i cannot when you have a group that is selling 17-year-olds, as my former colleague said, 14-year-olds as slaves, giving them as gifts to their fighters. murdering ethnic my motors, including yazidis, shiite, turkmen, warning their knife will be the next to strike americans. they have a very simple goal. they say if you don't take our twisted
i am for going after isil. there are two strains of thought as people speak out against the policy of the administration. one is, they say you're not doing enough. go back with ground troops. more war, more boots on the ground, american boots, the only boots that work. you've proven just with a few examples that it's just not true. and i certainly reject that. and the other, the second school of thought, represented in some folks out there who i like and talk to all the time, they think we...
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our focus is on isil. that is the threat to our country and to our interests and to the people of the region. so what we are training these units for, yes, is a stabilizing force in syria as an option, but the first focus is as i just said as the president laid out in his statement to the country -- >> i take it from your answer that we are now recruiting these young men to go and fight in syria against isil, but if they're attacked by bashar assad, we're not going to help them? >> they will defend themselves, senator. >> will we help gem against bashar assad's air? >> we will help them and we will support them and train them. >> will we repel bashar assad's air assets that will be attacking them? >> any attack on those that we have trained who are supporting us, we will help them. >> i guess i'm not going to get an answer, but it seems to me that you have to neutralize bashar assad's air assets if you are going to protect these people that we are arming and training and sending in to fight, is that inaccu
our focus is on isil. that is the threat to our country and to our interests and to the people of the region. so what we are training these units for, yes, is a stabilizing force in syria as an option, but the first focus is as i just said as the president laid out in his statement to the country -- >> i take it from your answer that we are now recruiting these young men to go and fight in syria against isil, but if they're attacked by bashar assad, we're not going to help them? >>...
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it is a time for us to stand up against isil. together we can and must stop isil. a promising sign that the security council will toe up to its mandate maintain international peace and security. encouraged by the common purpose that i see evolving here saw in paris on monday. unity and urgency expressed in the presidential statement clear message. iraq's neighbors and the rest of the world stand together with people of iraq. and we act now. encouraged by the formation abadi's minister cabinet. and during my resent visit to baghdad, i stressed the importance ofspons sharing power. people living in the conflict-stricken areas must feel that there has indeed been a political shift, that they a government which offers hope and constitutes. equally, the country needs a inclusive support from the region, from the rest of the international community. -- countries in theio region must have a leading role driving isil back. peace and respect for humans and humanitarian rights are absolutely preconditions for prosperity, development and security. let us dismantle the argumen
it is a time for us to stand up against isil. together we can and must stop isil. a promising sign that the security council will toe up to its mandate maintain international peace and security. encouraged by the common purpose that i see evolving here saw in paris on monday. unity and urgency expressed in the presidential statement clear message. iraq's neighbors and the rest of the world stand together with people of iraq. and we act now. encouraged by the formation abadi's minister cabinet....
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, as bad as isil is. so how do you square that circle, mr. secretary? >> you square this way, senator. and first of all, let me just say a word. i think everybody knows, i had the pleasure of working with robert ford in the department from the day i arrive there. >> we share admiration for him. >> we worked very closely together. i have huge respect and admiration for him. he and i worked many long hours with the syrian opposition. i respect his opinion, et cetera. he is correct that they won't stop fighting the assad regime. i understand that. we understand that. >> not only won't stop fighting, it's their primary goal. >> well it is except -- >> i know two of them, john. >> i understand. it is. i'm not denying that, but they also are fighting isil. they are up in a level fighting isil. they're fighting isil in other places. they are engaged in fighting isil. our belief is, i think, i bet you, i hope robert ford believes that they believe actually get stronger as result of isil being removed from the fie
, as bad as isil is. so how do you square that circle, mr. secretary? >> you square this way, senator. and first of all, let me just say a word. i think everybody knows, i had the pleasure of working with robert ford in the department from the day i arrive there. >> we share admiration for him. >> we worked very closely together. i have huge respect and admiration for him. he and i worked many long hours with the syrian opposition. i respect his opinion, et cetera. he is...
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at the united nations leading the process of condemning isil, disrupting the flows of finance to isil and forging global consensus about preventing the movement of foreign fighters. vitally, as i've been saying, this strategy supports new and genuinely inclusive government in iraq and bring about a transition of power in syria that can lead to a new representative and accountable government in damascus that it, too, can take the fight to isil. but, yes, as one part of this comprehensive strategy, i do believe our military have an indispensable role to play and in a moment or two i will turn to why. let me take an intervention from the honorable gentleman first. >> very much for giving way, could you say more about this vital area of trying to change the nature of government in syria and iran's potential role in doing that? >> to be frank, what syria needs is what iraq needs. inclusive democratic government that represents all of its people. she have hl our strat yi in terms of that, backing the modern syrian council and working with oh but, yes, i do think iran has a role to play. i m
at the united nations leading the process of condemning isil, disrupting the flows of finance to isil and forging global consensus about preventing the movement of foreign fighters. vitally, as i've been saying, this strategy supports new and genuinely inclusive government in iraq and bring about a transition of power in syria that can lead to a new representative and accountable government in damascus that it, too, can take the fight to isil. but, yes, as one part of this comprehensive...
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isil on the ground. president obama sent an additional 475 military advisors to iraq this month to support iraqi and kurdish forces with training, intelligence and equipment, and to help the government of iraq stand up national guard units to help sunni communities push back against isil. we will also continue and step up our support to the moderate syrian opposition including through the train and equip program recently authorized by bipartisan majorities in both chambers congress. but this is far more than just a military effort. we also need to cut off the flow of tore rin terrorist fighters into and out of the region. isil has recruited thousands of foreign fighters to iraq and syria from nearly 80 countries, including over 100 americans. these fighters pose a threat to the region and growing terrorism threat more broadly. u.n. security council passes ad binding resolution requiring countries to suppress, transporting and equiping of foreign fighters. this resolution received the second most cosponso
isil on the ground. president obama sent an additional 475 military advisors to iraq this month to support iraqi and kurdish forces with training, intelligence and equipment, and to help the government of iraq stand up national guard units to help sunni communities push back against isil. we will also continue and step up our support to the moderate syrian opposition including through the train and equip program recently authorized by bipartisan majorities in both chambers congress. but this is...
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participation against isil for air strike iraq. but you are not buying the prime minister's reasoning. why not? >> i think there has been a lot of talk about going into iraq and syria, and there has been a fear factor that has been ripped up in recent weeks. yesterday we saw a [ inaudible ] and a number of his inner circle. and today those people have now been released. with those arrests, what we see is the media start to latch on to it, and start to push this narrative that we are in imminent danger. >> but your organization, and organizations like yours are in this the minority. the british general public tend to agree there is a need to stop these extremist groups. >> i think the british public, you know, maybe understands that, you know, isil, you know, maybe is a threat to the region, but i don't think most people people see isil as being a threat to the u.k. we have heard from the homeland security chief saying that isil presents no danger to american homeland. we have seen other high profile security experts say the same th
participation against isil for air strike iraq. but you are not buying the prime minister's reasoning. why not? >> i think there has been a lot of talk about going into iraq and syria, and there has been a fear factor that has been ripped up in recent weeks. yesterday we saw a [ inaudible ] and a number of his inner circle. and today those people have now been released. with those arrests, what we see is the media start to latch on to it, and start to push this narrative that we are in...
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but there is not only the isil. you have al qaeda, and maybe the rise of isil may prompt al qaeda to do something to show that it is still relevant. >> the eu's coordinator on counterterrorism measures. we've got more analysis of the conflict on our website, including more on those foreign fighters within the ranks of the islamic state group. and you can also get a breakdown of exactly where these fighters, about 10,000 of them in all, are coming from. bbc.com/news. >>> well, france is among the coalition of 50 nations which have been carrying out operations against i.s. targets in iraq. it's yet to decide whether to send its war planes over syria as well. back home, flags are flying at half-mast for three days. this follows the murder in algeria by jihadists of an abducted frenchman herve gourdel. insurgents were demanding france should end its operations in the region, but the president francois hollande has pledged what he called for determination, composure and vigilance in the face of jihadist threats. in paris
but there is not only the isil. you have al qaeda, and maybe the rise of isil may prompt al qaeda to do something to show that it is still relevant. >> the eu's coordinator on counterterrorism measures. we've got more analysis of the conflict on our website, including more on those foreign fighters within the ranks of the islamic state group. and you can also get a breakdown of exactly where these fighters, about 10,000 of them in all, are coming from. bbc.com/news. >>> well,...
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the command and control areas for isil opposition safe havens of isil will be hit. >> mike, look, how does the u.s. get the syrian opposition? i'm assuming here we're talking about the free syrian army to carry out this particular mission. >> this is another tough issue here. we know that the president, his aides have prevailed on saudi arabia to do something that is surprising, to train and equip on saudi territory. that will take a minimum of five months to get ready, and then you have the question of who you're going to be training in saudi arabia. we hear that it will be a year before the first 5,000 of those troops will be trained. that's a number that many feel acknowledge was going to be inadequate. meanwhile we've got leaders of congress saying this does not go far enough what the president wants to do. they want to go further. john boehner, the most senior member of congress as speaker of the house, this is what he had to say just today. >> if our goal here is to destroy isil, we've got to do more than train a few folks in syria, and train a few folks in iraq and dropping bom
the command and control areas for isil opposition safe havens of isil will be hit. >> mike, look, how does the u.s. get the syrian opposition? i'm assuming here we're talking about the free syrian army to carry out this particular mission. >> this is another tough issue here. we know that the president, his aides have prevailed on saudi arabia to do something that is surprising, to train and equip on saudi territory. that will take a minimum of five months to get ready, and then you...
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syria is obviously fighting isil. we are still fighting terrorism and will coordinate with the countries who will fight terrorism, including iraq. >> let's bring in zana from beirut. before we talk about these strikes, let's talk about what hatched in idlib, which is in the far northwest of syria. it's a long way from the iraqi border. what do we know about what happened there? >> yes, that is strong hold of the al-qaeda branch front. we have been speaking to activists on the ground. people who filmed the attack, actually. and they told us this is the work of the u.s. military. there is anger there. they are saying that civilians were killed. this was a residential building. but what we also understand is that nusra had a building here that area. there was a strike in western aleppo, but according to them they targeted an al-qaeda affiliate. air power, of course, we know it has limitations, but this is going to cause a lot of anger, especially since a lot of syrians are asking questions. why is the obama administratio
syria is obviously fighting isil. we are still fighting terrorism and will coordinate with the countries who will fight terrorism, including iraq. >> let's bring in zana from beirut. before we talk about these strikes, let's talk about what hatched in idlib, which is in the far northwest of syria. it's a long way from the iraqi border. what do we know about what happened there? >> yes, that is strong hold of the al-qaeda branch front. we have been speaking to activists on the...
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., and few people, 4 perfection, say that isil threatens america. >> the race against isil could be a big factor, and mike viqueira says that, how do these issues play in the campaign. >> it's as obvious as cynical. it depends on how the campaign goes. if you want to go to conventional, its impossible to say six weeks out on the day before the election, but what are the democrat's biggest problems in midterm elections? turnout. they don't turn out. the democratic basis, anti-wash, and here is president obama, who ran on ending the iraq war, and getting involved in what he said was a sustained long-term effort. and so the danger for the president and the lead democratic leaders in congress, the base is going to be turned off and they're going to stay home. >> striking isil, and khorasan, what impact is that likely to have on some of these races? >> it's interesting, because the president has, time and time again, sent votes to congress for what the president is doing, but simply to arm the free syrian army as a proxy to fight syria when that time comes, and remember, that's not for a y
., and few people, 4 perfection, say that isil threatens america. >> the race against isil could be a big factor, and mike viqueira says that, how do these issues play in the campaign. >> it's as obvious as cynical. it depends on how the campaign goes. if you want to go to conventional, its impossible to say six weeks out on the day before the election, but what are the democrat's biggest problems in midterm elections? turnout. they don't turn out. the democratic basis, anti-wash,...
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iran is opposed to isil. we're not coordinating militarily but we have had brief conversations on the side of our negotiations that are taking place. the iran nuclear negotiations. and we're prepared to see whether or not iran can contribute in a constructive way. that would require also changing what's happening in syria. where they are on the ground supporting assad and engaged in activities. hezbollah on their behalf who they support. there are areas of twisted conflict in the relationships here. and we are looking -- it would be negligent not to be open to listening to some change in the dynamic or some possibility of constructive activity. but we're not relying on it, waiting for it, organizing around it or in fact coordinating with it at this point in time. >> thank you. >> let me just say to the secretary on this subject, i heard what you said. to me iran is a regional instigator. it is a patron of murderous assad regime and sponsor of sectarian division inside iraq and it uses iraq's airspace to send
iran is opposed to isil. we're not coordinating militarily but we have had brief conversations on the side of our negotiations that are taking place. the iran nuclear negotiations. and we're prepared to see whether or not iran can contribute in a constructive way. that would require also changing what's happening in syria. where they are on the ground supporting assad and engaged in activities. hezbollah on their behalf who they support. there are areas of twisted conflict in the relationships...
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we can disrupt isil. in the long term, we need to do something against assad. >> the automatic alliance could include egypt. the egyptian presidential sisi supports the u.s. operation in iraq and syria and egypt would participate in the arab coalition. sisi addressed the three aljazeera journalists still jailed in egypt. >> the formalities are still in process. any state understands that if there is even anything, any violation on the part of the journalists, no country would like to imprison journalists. countries would not need lengthy debates about having journalists in prison. i hope that i'm clear and understood. i wish they hadn't been arrested or even standing in court. >> aljazeera continues to demand the release of the journalists. all three were jailed for seven years on charges of aiding the muslim brotherhood. >> let's get another check of the forecast this morning. nicole mitchell is back with that. >> a big chunk of the countries dry and you get to the edges. we are looking at florida, yeste
we can disrupt isil. in the long term, we need to do something against assad. >> the automatic alliance could include egypt. the egyptian presidential sisi supports the u.s. operation in iraq and syria and egypt would participate in the arab coalition. sisi addressed the three aljazeera journalists still jailed in egypt. >> the formalities are still in process. any state understands that if there is even anything, any violation on the part of the journalists, no country would like...
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all of us here are going to get our weapons and fight isil. isil fighters are not human. we don't leave our town. >> reporter: if people crossing back with from the kurdishtown around 50 meters from where we are, but there are also others returning to different vagdiff e differentage -- villages. >> translator: i'm 70 years old, and i'll still alive. isil forced our entire village to leave a after they stole everything and beheaded some of our young mren. but we prefer to be killed at home. >> reporter: the people here don't think the air strikes are making a difference. these images show kurdish fighters trying to push isil back from the area. >> the situation is very much, they are fighting, but there is no weapon to help them to fight dash. dash is using heavy weapons. >> reporter: even though there are families here crossing back, the majority are men who say they are determined to protect their homes and land. kurdish leaders have called for international help to fight isil, but people here say no one is helping them. so many civilians are taking matters into their o
all of us here are going to get our weapons and fight isil. isil fighters are not human. we don't leave our town. >> reporter: if people crossing back with from the kurdishtown around 50 meters from where we are, but there are also others returning to different vagdiff e differentage -- villages. >> translator: i'm 70 years old, and i'll still alive. isil forced our entire village to leave a after they stole everything and beheaded some of our young mren. but we prefer to be killed...
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if isil is not destroyed. two americans and one british citizen have tragically fallen victim to isil's radical terrorist actions. these barbarians are the face of pure evil and they must be crushed. we have heard secretary of state john kerry call american military actions against isil, quote, significant counterterrorist operations. this is a pitfully weak way to motivate the men and women of our armed forces, mr. speaker. this is war and the united states and the free world must be victorious. the house's action today calls to mind the discussion i had with the constituent mother in my district of bartow, florida. ailing pain -- eileen payne is the mother of the first marine who were killed in combat in afghanistan. when we met last week, she exuded a passion for ensuring that congress has thoughtful debate on providing the president the authority required by our constitution to take the fight to isil. she understands perhaps more than most americans the significance of putting lives of american soldiers at
if isil is not destroyed. two americans and one british citizen have tragically fallen victim to isil's radical terrorist actions. these barbarians are the face of pure evil and they must be crushed. we have heard secretary of state john kerry call american military actions against isil, quote, significant counterterrorist operations. this is a pitfully weak way to motivate the men and women of our armed forces, mr. speaker. this is war and the united states and the free world must be...
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they are one element of our broader campaign against isil. the campaign that has broader military components, working with military partners in iraq. this week we moved forward on each of these fronts. in new york the president chaired a u.n. security council meeting focused on stopping the flow of fighters into and out of the region. we united states and our coalition partners are also intensifying efforts to cut off isil's financing, and we continue to support the new iraqi government in its program of reform and reconciliation because that is the only long-term solution to the sectarian tensions that enabled isil's rise in iraq. on wednesday, president obama met with prime minister abadi, the president affirmed america's support for him, his new government, and iraqi people. yesterday secretary kerry met with members of the gulf countries to strengthen our coalition's cooperation against isil. senior military officials continue to coordinate with our coalition partners. the other dimensions of our military strategy are also seeing progress
they are one element of our broader campaign against isil. the campaign that has broader military components, working with military partners in iraq. this week we moved forward on each of these fronts. in new york the president chaired a u.n. security council meeting focused on stopping the flow of fighters into and out of the region. we united states and our coalition partners are also intensifying efforts to cut off isil's financing, and we continue to support the new iraqi government in its...
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we are telling them to stay away from isil. we don't want to turn them into our enemy. >> the front line is just 30 kilometers outside of the city. >> i have been asked to deep my voice down because we are so close to the isil position. it's just 50 meters away across the river here the problem the fighters have for clearing this area is the sunni arabs across the way, and they don't want to kill civilians. civilians are saying we can't force sxwil out of our villages. >> coalition airstrikes hit a vehicle across the river three days ago, killing four including two senior isil commanders. the coalitions have launched attacks where civilians are and they cannot help to weed outs isil sleepersells. fully functioning security and judicial system can do that. kirkuk. >> there has been a suicide attack to the east of the yemeni capital which started houthi fighters. it's thought sxwaid xwaid is responsible. it follows sanaa, yemen's government has finalized a deal with the horthi leadership. they have been employing parts of the cap
we are telling them to stay away from isil. we don't want to turn them into our enemy. >> the front line is just 30 kilometers outside of the city. >> i have been asked to deep my voice down because we are so close to the isil position. it's just 50 meters away across the river here the problem the fighters have for clearing this area is the sunni arabs across the way, and they don't want to kill civilians. civilians are saying we can't force sxwil out of our villages. >>...